Jordan Horston

Jordan Horston
	Horston with the Seattle Storm in 2023
No. 23 – Seattle Storm / Tokomanawa Queens
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	May 21, 2001 (age 23); Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school	Columbus Africentric; (Columbus, Ohio)
College	Tennessee (2019–2023)
WNBA draft	2023: 1st round, 9th overall pick
	Selected by the Seattle Storm
Career history
2023–present	Seattle Storm
2024	Tokomanawa Queens
Career highlights and awards
	WNBA All-Rookie Team (2023); SEC All-Freshman Team (2020); 2× First-team All-SEC (2022, 2023); McDonald's All-American MVP (2019); FIBA Under-17 Women's World Cup MVP (2018);
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Women's basketball
Representing United States
FIBA U17 Women's World Cup
FIBA Americas U16 Women's Championship

Jordan Lynn Horston (born May 21, 2001) is an American basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the WNBA. She played collegiately for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers of the Southeastern Conference.^[1]

Early life

Horston attended Columbus Africentric High School in Ohio, where she played four varsity seasons.

As a high school senior, she helped her team win their second straight state title, despite suffering from a 102 °F (39 °C) fever the previous night. Despite having an off shooting night (3-for-20 from the field), she put up 10 rebounds and 6 assists and wore a surgical mask when on the bench to contain her cough.^[2]

The no. 2 overall prospect and the top guard in the country, Horston committed to playing college basketball at Tennessee.^[3]^[4] She was also a participant in the McDonald's All-American Game, where she put up 14 points and was named the game's MVP.^[5]

College career

Freshman season

Initially committing Tennessee to play for Holly Warlick, Horston learned of Warlick's firing while at the McDonald's All-American Game.^[5] Playing for Kellie Harper, she was named to the SEC All Academic team and SEC All-Freshman Team after averaging 10.1 points and 4.6 assists per game, leading the Lady Volunteers in assists and steals.^[6] She had the game-winner against Auburn on March 1, hitting a running with 0.6 seconds remaining.^[7]

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Finished her career with 1,445 points, 731 rebounds, 455 assists, 163 steals and 109 blocks while starting 91 of 114 games. Tallied the No. 29 all-time point total by a Lady Vol and is one of only two players to record 1,000 points, 700 rebounds and 400 assists during a career. Alexis Hornbuckle (2004-08) is the other, tallying 1,333, 740 and 503, respectively. Stands No. 1 among all true guards at Tennessee with 21 career double-doubles, including eight in 2022-23. Finished No. 7 at Tennessee in both career assists (455) and career assist average (3.99).

Ranks No. 8 in career 20-plus point scoring efforts with 17. Joined Dawn Marsh (1984-88) as the only UT players to lead the program in assist average all four years of their careers. Averaged 9.39 rebounds in 2021-22, a mark that ranks No. 6 all-time by a Lady Vol and No. 3 by a Tennessee junior. Helped Tennessee make three NCAA Tournament appearances.

https://utsports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/jordan-horston/17607

National team career

Horston represented the United States at the FIBA U17 Women's World Cup and FIBA Americas U16 Women's Championship, winning the most valuable player award at the World Cup.^[8]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics^[9]
Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2023	Seattle	36	17	22.4	.367	.244	.712	5.1	1.6	1.2	0.6	2.0	6.9
2024	Seattle	39	14	22.3	.493	.250	.721	4.3	1.8	1.3	0.7	1.7	6.8
Career	2 years, 1 team	75	31	22.4	.424	.247	.716	4.7	1.7	1.3	0.6	1.8	6.9

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2024	Seattle	2	0	17.5	.571	.000	1.000	2.5	0.0	1.5	1.0	1.0	6.0
Career	1 year, 1 team	2	0	17.5	.571	.000	1.000	2.5	0.0	1.5	1.0	1.0	6.0

College

NCAA statistics^[10]
Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2019–20	Tennessee	31	22	26.4	.394	.300	.593	5.5	4.6	1.3	0.8	4.3	10.1
2020–21	Tennessee	25	13	27.0	.350	.280	.729	3.9	4.2	1.4	0.9	2.7	8.6
2021–22	Tennessee	23	23	29.3	.379	.276	.729	9.4	4.0	1.4	1.0	4.5	16.2
2022–23	Tennessee	35	33	26.8	.438	.278	.739	7.1	3.3	1.6	1.1	3.0	15.6
Career		114	91	27.3	.398	.285	.693	6.4	4.0	1.4	1.0	3.6	12.7

Personal life

Horston is the daughter of Leigh and Malika Horston and has one sister. She is an advocate for mental health.

Horston advocates for LGBTQ+ inclusiveness in college sports.^[11]

References

^ "Jordan Horston - Women's Basketball". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
^ "Tennessee recruit Jordan Horston battled a bug and came out on top". ESPN. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
^ "Jordan Horston chooses Tennessee over UConn". SNY. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
^ "How did the Lady Vols get commitment from No. 2-ranked recruit Jordan Horston?". Knox News. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Tennessee recruit Jordan Horston wins MVP at McDonald's All American Game". ESPN. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
^ "Lady Vols: Rennia Davis named to First Team All-SEC, Jordan Horston named All-Freshman and All SEC Academic team!". Knox News. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^ "Lady Vols top Auburn on Jordan Horston's buzzer-beater". The Daily Times. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
^ "Jordan Horston named U17 Women's World Cup TISSOT MVP, leads All-Star Five". FIBA. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
^ "Jordan Horston WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
^ "Jordan Horston - Women's Basketball". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
^ Hall, Cora (2023-07-23). "Former Lady Vols star Jordan Horston 'can finally stand up' for what she believes in as WNBA rookie". Knoxville News Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2024-09-22.

External links

Career statistics and player information from WNBA.com and Basketball Reference
Jordan Horston on Twitter
Jordan Horston on Instagram
Tennessee Lady Volunteers bio
USA Basketball bio

[1] "Jordan Horston - Women's Basketball". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 2024-10-31.

[2] "Tennessee recruit Jordan Horston battled a bug and came out on top". ESPN. Retrieved 21 May 2021.

[3] "Jordan Horston chooses Tennessee over UConn". SNY. Retrieved 21 May 2021.

[4] "How did the Lady Vols get commitment from No. 2-ranked recruit Jordan Horston?". Knox News. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[McDonald's-5] "Tennessee recruit Jordan Horston wins MVP at McDonald's All American Game". ESPN. Retrieved 21 May 2021.

[6] "Lady Vols: Rennia Davis named to First Team All-SEC, Jordan Horston named All-Freshman and All SEC Academic team!". Knox News. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[7] "Lady Vols top Auburn on Jordan Horston's buzzer-beater". The Daily Times. Retrieved 22 May 2021.

[8] "Jordan Horston named U17 Women's World Cup TISSOT MVP, leads All-Star Five". FIBA. Retrieved 21 May 2021.

[9] "Jordan Horston WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.

[10] "Jordan Horston - Women's Basketball". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 2023-08-02.

[11] Hall, Cora (2023-07-23). "Former Lady Vols star Jordan Horston 'can finally stand up' for what she believes in as WNBA rookie". Knoxville News Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2024-09-22.

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